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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course offers practical field experience in developing recreation activity leadership skills in a recreation agency. The student will receive three credits for the successful completion of 120 hours of practical fieldwork and the analysis of that experience. Prerequisites: REC 101 or 102, and permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to equip the student to systematically assess clients, develop treatment plans, design program plans, and evaluate all components of therapeutic recreation services. It extends basic recreation program planning skills by developing student competencies in using systems planning approaches, individual and group assessment techniques, formative program evaluation procedures, and documentation strategies and processes within both clinical and community settings. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a professional skills and issues course designed to equip the students with contemporary competencies and knowledge related to current practices in therapeutic recreation. Included in the course content are professional organizations, credentialing and accreditation standards, legislative and legal issues related to services for people with disabilities, multidisciplinary approaches, health care systems, interagency referral procedures, professional ethics, and major issues facing the field. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed primarily for therapeutic recreation majors and those individuals majoring in related human service disciplines. The course focuses on helping students gain an understanding of recreation service delivery and intervention strategies used with people who have physical or sensory impairments or individuals who have developmental disabilities or demonstrate maladaptive behaviors related to mental disorders/outcomes. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course explores the role of leisure in adult development, with specific focus on the aging process, leisure needs, leisure demand, and leisure services. Basic concepts associated with leisure, aging, targeting leisure services, research, and public policy are presented. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of leadership definitions, theories, and philosophies. Theories of group dynamics will be explored. Leadership study will encompass the fields of management and social and recreational settings. The essence of leadership will also be explored. An experiential approach to learning is the basis of this course. The group work approach is emphasized. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on concepts related to leisure education and group and individual facilitation techniques related to those processes. Prerequisites/corequisites: REC 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines leisure involvements from a cultural perspective. It examines how different cultures perceive and influence the choosing of leisure activities. Students will develop an understanding of how humans perceive their own needs and particularly how they seek to fulfill these needs in their leisure time. The course provides significant focus on the leisure needs and involvements of deaf people (past and present). In addition, students will come to appreciate the critical role individual and collective leisure choices play in the development of communities and whole societies. Prerequisite: DST 101, ENG 103 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students are to be actively involved in a progression of field experiences that are designed for hands-on experience with our natural world. These adventure-oriented activities are designed to provide an emotional setting in which students become personally involved. Through lab and field experiences the students will develop an appreciation and feeling for the world and human impact on the natural environment. Ultimately the students will learn to design and conduct a variety of mini field experiences for small student groups. Prerequisites: ENG 103 or the equivalent; or permission of the instructor or coordinator
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces the student to three major areas of legal concerns: (1) Laws and Legislation, (2) Liability and Litigation, and (3) Risk Management and Accident Prevention. Specific issues to be addressed include: (a) tort negligence in sports, playground programs, and aquatics; (b) major pieces of legislation that have made an impact on recreation and leisure service delivery; (c) constitutional rights as they apply to parks, recreation, and leisure services; and (d) general legal principles. Prerequisite: REC 275 or permission of the instructor or coordinator
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